powerlessness

Lois 2022-04-23 07:01:46

The beginning of the film, light, shadow, river. The dark floral dress that gives a mild and comfortable feeling, the gray cotton stockings and the wooden mid-heel leather shoes are immersed in the cold river water in the warm light. in front of the audience. Although Woolf's way of death is a well-known fact, and the lack of depth at the beginning makes the audience unable to have too many emotions about it, this kind of overt or dark struggle and conflict set the tone of the entire film .
Then during the watching process, I cried from the beginning of the film less than 50 minutes to the end
of the film. Nicole Kidman's modeling in the film, the skin is pale and rough, the attention is never in reality, the eyes are deep and always looking elsewhere , a false nose that is too high, thin lips, she looks tall and thin, but her face is a little swollen, all of which add up to a strange harmony, and the viewer can even feel her erratic weakness everywhere. And sensitive nerves, and how they were accomplished and tormented her. Watching her froze from time to time in the conversation, whispering alone, those rushing inspirations like river water are flowing through the screen, making people afraid to move, afraid that a little touch will damage this moment, and seeing her again Reluctant to take care of others at breakfast is driving herself to a dead end. Everything is clear, whether she chooses it voluntarily or not, she is creating with her own health and calmness. All her emotions, even from the smallest thoughts, were crazy, and the silent restraint of a peaceful life made her even more hysterical. When her sister left, she was desperate and even kissed her sister fiercely, which made her Even if the sister hides it, she is still apprehensive and frightened. For her, it was the last hope in her eagerness to return to a normal, hectic life that would kill her, so desperate for the last person who could help her love her to accept herself as a human being and not be The object of protection; it is her hatred and rejection of the calm and boring real life, if this life is bound to her own life, then even her own life is rejected; it is her strong and hopeless love for this world. With a kiss, she would rather be dragged down by the hustle and bustle of the city than grow old in mediocrity.
The feeling of powerlessness between Woolf and her husband, for the person who loves, so hard to take care of one thing, how much sacrifice to make, every day carefully, you think it is worth it as long as you can protect her. And suddenly one day you find that you can't keep her at all, and you actually know this all the time, you have to accept her fate and let her go, watching the person you want to protect her with your life wantonly squandering herself, it hurts to the point of heartbreak There is nothing I can do; for those who accept love, because of love and so-called obligation, they accept your care and restraint for me, because I feel that you are good to me, and I owe you, even though I am reluctant to repay your favor, I have fulfilled your will, and More and more I find that I can't bear it anymore. There are no two things in this matter. Of course I know that I will hurt you by my will. This is not what I want, but I really can't take care of that much anymore. This is my decision. , I do not wish to beg your forgiveness or regret.
Never thought Julianna Moore was pretty, not even the laudable blond among single men. But in this film, she is very moving: her erratic eyes, trembling eyelids can't hide a pair of eyes full of hope, disappointment, confusion, sadness and pureness, and her lips are always slightly open and trembling. Others are always soft and soft, with slightly sallow faces without blood, and light purple cotton clothes covered with violets. They are not thin but look fragile as if they will break when touched. Everything makes it clear that she doesn't belong in this life. Although her husband said, "He wouldn't eat breakfast without you," her son looked at her with eagerness and timidity; although her words were literally sweet and loving, there was nothing in her tone at all. She would turn her head to ask "what?" as if frightened by her son's small actions, which seemed to be out of concern, but actually made his son feel uneasy. Her every word was frighteningly light, and every smile looked like she was about to cry. Everything is fine, but in fact nothing is right, plus the desolate and empty atmosphere of the whole family, there is only one sentence that makes people think, there is nothing more sad than death. In contrast to Nicole's surging emotions, all her emotions are restrained, not expressed by her own words and actions. The son's silence and sparkling eyes and timid I love you, the husband looks happy and speaks sweet words, pretends that everything is perfect, the red-lipped, white-toothed, full-bodied female neighbor, even when she can't hold back her gaffe It's hard to take the laughing expression off the face to switch it perfectly within a second. Everything seemed fine, and the silent screaming behind the forced silence was driving her mad. Finally, when the tide instantly filled the whole room and drowned herself in her thoughts, she got catharsis, found peace, and saw the exit. That's when she made a decision that even if she still had a baby in her womb, she still had a few months to maintain. No one knew that it was on that night that seemed like a normal day that she left them and they couldn't keep her any longer.
Her sense of powerlessness lies in her bland and tasteless life, bound by her family and children, doing nothing well without doing anything, being cared for but not getting a sense of identity, a sense of accomplishment, and a sense of belonging. Although she is a housewife, she does not eat the fireworks of the world, she is not alive and energetic enough to control her own life, she just lives for others as a symbol and role. She has not yet found her own outlet, and even if she is distressed, she has no choice but to escape. She was as sensitive as Woolf, but she didn't have the extreme courage she could write to support her thoughts. If she doesn't go out and find her own life, it will be a matter of time before she ends herself.
Aunt Mei plays a woman who is quite lifelike compared to the first two. She lives tirelessly, to busy, to buy flowers, to take care of people, to maintain a relationship, to live a good life for herself and others. She has affection for Richard, love (yes I know she is les), awe, fear, infatuation, regret, and responsibility. She didn't understand or didn't want to understand his world. His thoughts were too paranoid, insane, desperate, and sometimes frightened her. When his genius thinking came out, Aunt May's expression was confused, longing for surprise, and even slightly jealous. She couldn't understand him, so she had to keep him in her own way. He was in charge of going crazy and creating and focusing on the sparks of thought that came out of him, and she was in charge of taking care of his daily life and urging him to live well. She undoubtedly loved him deeply. Especially as a person who works hard to live and love the world, she has more true love that is close to life for the people around her, and is more able to forbear to pay for love. Richard felt more affectionate and indebted to her. His love for the world and life was transferred to something else long ago. He can't live without her, and the fact is that he doesn't want to live at all, so he's much less dependent on her. Although he did live for so many years for her dedication and perseverance. His sense of powerlessness is as he said, he wants to record everything and keep it, but nothing can be truly restored. He was caught in a cycle of constant self-denial and self-appreciation. He thought in his heart that everyone was a boring guy forcing him to perform to receive the award. It was meaningless. Everyone was drunk and no one could understand his loneliness. Because of what he has. This arrogance and depression go hand in hand with the sickness and weariness of accepting Aunt May's love gift that makes him unable to live.
Aunt Mei's sense of powerlessness lies in the fact that her busy life is just for the sake of others. She has suffered and suffered for many years just to keep you and make you happy. In the end, she has to face up to this already known The fact that my years of hard work didn't seem to have the desired effect. People are alive, but they do not regain the hope of life and live strong, but they feel that they are suffering. When she finally reluctantly let him go and let him jump out of the window, there was relief in addition to the grief, but how much of her life was left after losing such an obligation and responsibility that had become a habit for so many years. Not only can he not communicate with each other, he can't even keep his life. In fact, taking care of others for so long, isn't it an escape from one's own life? Losing this exit, and turning her attention back to the life of her other half who is so familiar with herself that she is so familiar with it that she ignores it, how long can she go on like this?

The movie itself doesn't offer a positive viable way out, and leaving isn't always an easy option. How many people can follow a path that is bound to hurt others, sometimes including themselves, for the sake of their inner voice? Besides, how do you know that the life after escaping is what you want? Geniuses can have their legends, can be unruly or go their own way, but for ordinary people sometimes compromise is essential in life. How to find this balance between the outside world and the heart is the most important point in living in the world. As for the ubiquitous feeling of powerlessness that can sometimes crush people to death, we can only say to ourselves

Life is unfair, kill yourself or get over it.



----------- -------------------


The first time I watched it, I couldn’t help crying I was so powerless that I wanted to write a diary today, but I was lazy in the end, so I posted this unfinished old article first and then I thought of something and then made it up

View more about The Hours reviews

Extended Reading

The Hours quotes

  • Richard Brown: Oh, Mrs. Dalloway... Always giving parties to cover the silence.

  • Laura Brown: Obviously, you... feel unworthy. Gives you feelings of unworthiness. You survive and they don't.